So basically - Williams had to do what it needed to do to survive - according to what GroveF1 posted.
SFW may appear to be a BE patsie to most i nthe world...but he had to do what was best for his team.

AP might well have said, no thank you - I was hired to run the racing team & if not then why am I here?

LurcherWell that's a fine way to wake up on a Monday morning! Fare thee well, Adam. I have loved and hated you for a good few years now. Hated you for being a smarta$$ and loved you for being a very good smarta$$ for Williams. I hope your future is not at a rival team but I have some suspicion that F1 is under your skin now and I do see possibilities at FOM.
Turning to Nick Rose. Altogether a higher level of performer in business financial circles. He has an impeccable record with Diageo and also has interests in Scottish Power and BT. We await your contribution with interest. I just wonder if your friends are interested in sponsorship?
I suspect this shuffle has been planned over several months and may stem from the failed/shelved situation with QNB. Whatever the reason, we owe massive thanks to Adam for turning Williams around.

No way. Bernie doesn't like him.

It is looking that way. Taking on Bernie is Not So MSP. Many others have tried and failed. He makes a great friend though.

I still ask myself if Bernie forced the exit of Adam from Williams in exchange for a better Concorde accord? For 20-30 millions more Williams will not have other alternative

For me, Kimi is a sore subject. If you extrapolate his performances onto the Williams we could have had an excellent couple of races.

Apparently the result of Kimi/Williams was quite "fruity". I wonder if we will hear what went down? I suspect it wasnt Kimi that FW had a problem with - more the Robertsons - who are known for being sharks.

It was Toto that called for the technical review. It was Toto that carried out the technical review. The board acted on the technical review. Toto is still there. He may be a minority shareholder, but in no way is he marginal.

NeverCryWolfHello everybody
What surprises me is that nobody mentions Räikkönen

There was footage from Malaysian GP where Kimi chatted with Adam Parr, hence the question is if it's possible that Parr wanted Kimi and FW didn't?

I wouldn't be surprised to see him in Lotus if that's the case?

Really, who knows what went down, NCW.

Sir Frank was never very complimentary about Kimi when he was at Ferrari. When JV approached SFW about his numerous comeback attempts, he was told in no uncertain terms that old guys need not apply. Barrichello was a real exception to the rule. SFW has always favoured discovering young and CHEAP talent.

It has been rumoured that SFW and Patrick would have kept Hulk over Rubens after 2010, which is why Parr had the unpleasant duty of firing Hulk.

Since then, Rubens complained at the end of 2010 that there was, quote: 'no one he could talk to about the car. We have too many leaders but no one in control'. So who was calling the shots during the negotiations is unclear.

I prefer to take the simplistic view that any Qatar deal fell through and there never was any money for Kimi . . . or even Sutil . . . who was the first guy to have a seat fitting after all.

Like Hulk and Nico, Bottas is a typical SFW protege. Bottas seems like the real deal. But if Senna comes good and excites his sponsors into more dollars, I'd expect to see him in the car next year. Without a big influx of money from Qatar or somewhere, Williams choice of drivers is very restricted.

In passing, it's good to see that Kimi is getting a lot quicker with race time. The two years out do not appear to have affected him as much as might be expected.

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